Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts

More to do on Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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More to do on Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky's blog:More to do on Pension Call Tuesday.by Fred KlonskyAt the suggestion of a reader, I have been posting the names of some legislators, mostly members of the House Pension Committee, to call or email on Pension Call Tuesday. The response has been terrific, based on page views and clicks to the email sites.But it is most important to call your own member of the General Assembly. Retiree and pension activist ... more »

Subterranean Homesick Blues #occupywallstreet

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Subterranean Homesick BluesJohnny’s in the basementMixing up the medicineI’m on the pavementThinking about the governmentThe man in the trench coatBadge out, laid offSays he’s got a bad coughWants to get it paid offLook out kidIt’s somethin’ you didGod knows whenBut you’re doin’ it againYou better duck down the alley wayLookin’ for a new friendThe man in the coon-skin capBy the big penWants eleven dollar billsYou only got tenMaggie comes fleet footFace full of black sootTalkin’ that the heat putPlants in ... more »

Schools Matter: Teach for America's Domestic Corporate Colonialism Becomes a Model for Duncan

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Schools Matter: Teach for America's Domestic Corporate Colonialism Becomes a Model for Duncan:Teach for America's Domestic Corporate Colonialism Becomes a Model for Duncanby Jim HornTeach for America recruits seniors from high-flying colleges and universities to put in a two-year stint learning to teach on other people's children (only 1 in 20 has any field experience under a professional teacher). Competition is stiff to get in, even as TFA spends more on recruiting than it does on training, which consists principally ... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: What Makes a Republican a Republican when talking about Education?

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Missouri Education Watchdog: What Makes a Republican a Republican when talking about Education?:What Makes a Republican a Republican when talking about Education?Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookThis is one of the most coherent articles explaining why supporting centralized education (as many of our state legislators support) as proposed by the present (and past) administration is NOT a conservative viewpoint.Emmett McGroarty raises the crucial questions in this debate:Both candidates believe that public education should be accountable. The real question is accoun... more »

Misinformed charter punditry doesn’t help anyone (especially charters!) « School Finance 101

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Misinformed charter punditry doesn’t help anyone (especially charters!) « School Finance 101:Misinformed charter punditry doesn’t help anyone (especially charters!)by schoolfinance101Misinformed charter punditry doesn’t help anyone. It doesn’t help the public to make more informed decisions either about choices for their own children or about policy preferences more generally. It also doesn’t help charter operators get their jobs done and it doesn’t help those working in traditional public schools focus on things that really matter. This post is in direct response ... more »

ACLU looking at rest of state's charter schools - TwinCities.com

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ACLU looking at rest of state's charter schools - TwinCities.com:ACLU looking at rest of state's charter schoolsBy John Brewerjbrewer@pioneerpress.comPosted: 10/03/2011 12:01:00 AM CDTSince the American Civil Liberties Union sued Tarek ibn Ziyand Academy in early 2009, the ACLU has examined all of the approximately 140 charter schools in the state, executive director Chuck Samuelson said.The group has identified 12 to 15 other charter schools that "we are looking at with the eye toward possible violation of the First Amendment," Samuelson ... more »

The Trouble With the Parent Trigger - Bridging Differences - Education Week

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The Trouble With the Parent Trigger - Bridging Differences - Education Week:The Trouble With the Parent Triggerby Diane RavitchDear Deborah,There is a move under way to promote something called the "Parent Trigger" as a way to reform schools. It is another one of those deceptive schemes that comes packaged with an alluring name, but whose true purpose is to undermine public education.In early 2010, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California, the state legislature passed the "Parent Empowerment Act." This ... more »

Shanker Blog » Character Education

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Shanker Blog » Character Education:Character Educationby Matthew Di CarloI’m always uncomfortable with personal accusations in our education debate, and they come from both “sides.” For instance, I don’t like hearing accusations that market-based reformers are “profiteers.” The implication is that these people seek to dismantle or otherwise alter the public education system for their own economic advantage.It’s true that a significant proportion of market-based reformers support various forms of privatization, such as vouchers, and that this support is in part ... more »

Questions regarding Teach for America, Inc. that the Seattle School Board has yet to answer. | Seattle Education

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Questions regarding Teach for America, Inc. that the Seattle School Board has yet to answer. | Seattle Education:Questions regarding Teach for America, Inc. that the Seattle School Board has yet to answer.by seattleducation2011The Seattle School Board recently voted 5-1 to hire three more TFA, Inc. recruits. Four of these board membersare incumbents in an upcoming school board race. These four board members also received funding from supporters of TFA, Inc. who poured money into the coffers of the Seattle Foundation ... more »

Why We Can't Accept De Facto School Segregation - Education - GOOD

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Why We Can't Accept De Facto School Segregation - Education - GOOD:Why We Can't Accept De Facto School Segregationby Bill KurtzAfter the historic election of America's first black president, Barack Obama, one would think racial segregation would be on the decline. But the reality is that segregation is alive and well in America: The Brookings Institute reports the average white family lives in an area that is 79 percent white, while the average black family lives in a neighborhood that ... more »